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Cybersecurity Insights

a NIST blog

Data Analytics for Small Businesses: How to Manage Privacy Risks

January 27, 2023

Meghan Anderson

Perhaps you’ve been hearing about data analytics, which is being promoted as a way for even small businesses to analyze communications with customers, enhance customer experience, save money, and

International Engagement Blog: Singapore International Cyber Week, the Regional Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Training, and More

December 14, 2022

Amy Mahn

NIST has continued to collaborate into the fall season with partners throughout the world on the Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 update. International engagement and alignment with international standards

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Why Employers Should Embrace Competency-Based Learning in Cybersecurity

October 25, 2022

Marni Baker-Stein, Bridgett Paradise and Rodney Petersen

There is a growing movement toward increasing the use of competency and skills-based education and hiring practices in both the public and private sectors. For example, the Executive Order on

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022: Recognizing & Reporting Phishing

October 24, 2022

Marian Merritt

This blog will officially wrap up our 2022 Cybersecurity Awareness Month blog series — today we have a special interview from Marian Merritt, deputy director, lead for industry engagement for the

Student Insights on Cybersecurity Careers

October 20, 2022

Aubrie Kendall, Kyle Truong and Lindsey Walter

Hi, our names are Aubrie, Kyle, and Lindsey! We participated in internships at the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Program Office this past year. This is a career pivot for